Bailey Brook Colliery

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Bircumshaw, William, 28 Mar 1913, aged 69, Woodcutter, He was pushing a railway wagon with his shoulder to the buffer, contrary to the Sidings Special Rules, when some trucks followed him down and crushed him. He died a fortnight later from his injuries

Cope, George, 03 Feb 1904, aged 44, Dataller, Deceased was descending the shaft in a cage when it stopped at an intermediate landing, and deceased, probably thinking he was at the shaft bottom, stepped out of the cage and fell down the shaft

Eyre, George, 09 Jan 1882, aged 29, Stallman, Explosion of gas

Groves, Henry, 22 Feb 1881, aged 42, Stallman, Shot exploded before deceased could get clear away

Hall, George, 24 Nov 1919, (accident: 02 Nov 1919), aged 17, Trammer, Starting a tram of full tubs with his back to them and hands on roof when stone broke from a slip — skull fractured. Died 24th — sceptic meningitis

Harrison, Henry, 12 Mar 1907, aged 60, Sawyer, Deceased was cutting timber with a circular saw when the timber was thrown on to him. He died the same day

Hicking, John William, 21 Mar 1911, aged 66, Sawyer, He was working at a circular saw when a piece of timber picked up by the saw struck the saw guard, knocked it against deceased's head and fractured his skull

Howitt, Samuel, 26 Jun 1912, aged 13, Bat Picker, Deceased left his place of work to follow some dirt down the screens, and slipped on a heap of bats. He fell between the moving belt and the fence and sustained a severely lacerated thigh. He died from loss of blood and shock. He had been warned not to leave his post whilst the machinery was running

Morris, Isiah, 21 Aug 1880, aged 38, Stallman, Taking down coals, which set the roof at liberty and fell upon him

Prince, John, 07 Dec 1903, (accident: 26 Feb 1903), aged 25, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was getting coal at the face, when a portion of the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died 7th December (Deep soft coal seam)

Riley, John, 17 Mar 1885, aged 14, Puller off, Piece of coal fell down the shaft from the ascending load and struck deceased who was pulling a tub off the cage

Smith, Moses, jnr., 30 Dec 1890, aged 32, Holer, Fail of roof. Both men sat holing coal when a large fall of roof occurred killed both of them. The coals had been worked up to a fault [More information ...]

Smith, Moses, snr., 30 Dec 1890, aged 59, Stallman, Fail of roof. Both men sat holing coal when a large fall of roof occurred killed both of them. The coals had been worked up to a fault [More information ...]

Whitney, William, 09 Aug 1894, aged 33, Stallman, Fall of roof. He was repairing the gateway when a quantity of roof fell on him